Foreign Policy

One day at school you notice a huge ring of students jostling and pushing. As you get closer, you hear some students yelling,

“Fight!” Like the rest, you want to see what is happening. You finally find that two students (one a good friend; the other a former friend and current enemy who owes you money) are

threatening each other. What will you do? Why?

1) Turn away and leave because the fight does not concern you – getting involved will only mean trouble.2) Convince a couple of friends to help you separate the two students before they hurt each other. 3) Get into the fight on your friend’s side and punch out the former friend – since he deserves it.4) Punch out both students to show the rest of the school who is the toughest on campus.

George Washington’s

Farewell Address

Monroe Doctrine

Mexican-American War

World War I

World War II

Truman Doctrine

Vietnam War

Persian Gulf War

Peacekeeping in Bosnia

Wrap-UpOnce you finish the spectrum, answer the following questions on the back of your large sheet of paper:

1) Which foreign policy stance has the U.S. appeared to favor the most? The least?2) What do you think might explain the shifting of U.S. foreign policy from one stance to another? 3) Why do you think the U.S. began taking a more active role in world affairs in the 20th century?4) Where on the foreign policy spectrum should the U.S. position itself today? Explain.